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" The first matter which I shall lay before you for your con- 

 sideration is that as clans 1 are already established among the 

 people, that the several clans form relations as brothers and 

 cousins. 



So the lords answered and said : " We have decided to adopt 

 your suggestion." 



Then he, Dekanahwideh said : " You, Hahyonhwatha, shall be 

 the first to come and appoint your colleagues ; you are of the Turtle 

 Clan and shall therefore appoint your colleagues of the same clan." 



Then when this was done Hahyonhwatha said : " This is now 

 all ready, they have accepted and they are as follows : De-ha-rih- 

 ho-ken, Sa-de-ka-rih-wa-deh." 



Then Dekanahwideh said : " These shall therefore be your 

 brother colleagues, you of the Turtle Clan. • The brethern of the 

 Wolf Clan shall be Sa-renh-ho-wa-neh, 2 De-yon-heh-kon 3 and On- 

 renh-reh-ko-wah 4 and our cousins of the Bear Clan 5 shall be 

 De-hen-nah-ke-re-neh, 6 Ah-stah-weh-seh-ron-ron-tha 7 and Soh- 

 sko-ha-roh-wa-neh." 8 



Then Dekanahwideh said : " You, Hahyonhwatha, have now 

 completed appointing your colleagues of your nation, as the Good 

 Tidings of Peace and Power first originated at Kan-yen-geh, you 

 shall be called Ka-nyen-geh-ha-kah 9 (Mohawk)." 



Then Dekanahwideh said to Hahyonhwatha : " Now it shall fall 

 upon your son Ohdahtshedeh who sits upon the opposite side of 

 the council fire to appoint his brother colleagues." Then Ohdaht- 

 shedeh appointed his brother colleagues of the Turtle Clan as 

 follows: So-non-sehs 10 (Long House), Tho-nahonh-ken-ah " and 

 A-tye-donj-eneh-tha. 12 And then he, Ta-na-o-ge-a, appointed his 

 cousins of the Bear Clan as follows : Deh-ha-da-weh-de-yons, 13 Deh- 

 ha-nyen-da-sah-deh 14 and Roh-wa-tsha-don-hon. 15 . These being the 



1 In some traditions the origin of the clans is stated as coeval with the 

 beginning of the Confederacy; the more accurate view is that clans had long 

 existed. 



2 Saihowa'ne. 



3 Dionhekwi. 



4 Orhehe"gowa. 



5 Hodigwaho". 



6 Dehenagai'ne', Dragging horns. 



7 Hastame'se n ta', Dropped rattle. 



8 Soskohai'ine'. 



9 Kanye n geha'ka. Flint people ; cf. kanyenge', flinty place. 



10 Sono'Ves. 



11 Tonaoge n "a. 



12 Hadya'donent'ha, Swallows his own body. 



13 Dehadaho n de n yonk. 



14 Dehanye'dasayefi', Two legs together. 



15 Howashado n onkho'. 



